Macrotarsipodes tricinctus Le Cerf, 1916

Bartsch, Daniel & Sáfián, Szabolcs, 2022, Taxonomic changes and review of the genera Tipulamima Holland, 1893 and Macrotarsipodes Le Cerf, 1916 stat. rev. (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae: Sesiinae), Zootaxa 5094 (1), pp. 103-128 : 122

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5094.1.4

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:2348120B-390B-4C6B-A217-315ED26EFBAD

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6301206

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C60D60-FFAE-1421-FF1D-2ED9A7E13169

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scientific name

Macrotarsipodes tricinctus Le Cerf, 1916
status

 

Macrotarsipodes tricinctus Le Cerf, 1916 View in CoL comb. rev.

( Figs 39–45 View FIGS 32–43 View FIGS 44–46 )

Macrotarsipodes tricinctus Le Cerf, 1916: 13 View in CoL ; Le Cerf 1917: 339.

Macrotarsipodes tricincta Dalla Torre & Strand 1925: 7 View in CoL ; Gaede 1929: 520.

Tipulamima tricincta Hampson 1919: 57 ; Heppner & Duckworth 1981: 41; Pühringer & Kallies 2004: 33.

Type material examined. Holotype ♂ ( Fig. 41 View FIGS 32–43 ): Zoulouland [ South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal] Dr. Martin leg. ( MNHN); with labels: “Zoulouland / Dr. Martin ”; “TYPE”; “ Macrotarsipodes tricinctus / ♂ Type Le Cerf / Et. Lép. comp. XII fig. 3182, XIV p. 339 / F. LE CERF det. 1917”; “Ex Collection / Ch Oberthür / acquise en IV-1925 / par R. Biedermann ”.

Further specimens. 1♂, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Umkomaas Valley, Hela-Hela, Highover Camp , 570m, 28.Jan.2018, 29°54'46.2"S, 30°05'54.3"E, at pheromone, J. Berg & D. Bartsch leg. ( CDB) GoogleMaps ; 1♂ ( Figs 39–40 View FIGS 32–43 ), South Africa, Eastern Cape, costal region 30 km NE East London, Cintsa , 10–100m, 30.Nov.–2.Dec.1999, de Freina leg. (Bartsch GU 2007-19) ( Fig. 45 View FIGS 44–46 ) ( SMNS) ; 1♀ ( Figs 42–43 View FIGS 32–43 ), Natal, Durban , 9.Sep.1920 (Bartsch GU 2009- 36) ( Fig. 44 View FIGS 44–46 ) ; 1♀, Zululand [ South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal], Dukuduku , 13.Feb.1980, N.J. Duke leg. , in cop.; 1♂, Durban, Natal , 10.Jan.1911, G. F. Leigh leg. ; 1♂, Durban, Natal , 11.Mar.1919, C. N. Barker leg. ; 1♂, East London , 2.Mar.1923, H. K. Munroe leg. ; 1♀, Durban , Jun.1919, Barker leg. ; 1♂, Durban , 22.Nov.1915, Barker leg. ; 1♂, 1♀, East London , 11.May.1922, H.K. Munroe leg. ; 1♂, East London , 24.Mar.1923, H.K. Munroe leg. ; 1♂, Pietermaritzburg , 28.Oct.1970, H. &. M. Townes ; 1♂, Winklespruit , 21.Nov.1970, L. Vari ; 1♂, Eshowe, Natal , 21.Nov.1920, H. &. M. Townes ; 1♂, Durban, Natal , 11.Sep.1920, H. &. M. Townes ; 1♀, Durban, Natal , 16.Mar.1925, H. &. M. Townes ( TMPS) .

This species occurs in lower elevations of South Africa and Mozambique, close to the coast of the Indian Ocean. Some males have been attracted in the late morning hours using artificial pheromones. Zhang (1994) mentions sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas ) as hostplant of this species as well.

MNHN

Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle

SMNS

Staatliches Museum fuer Naturkund Stuttgart

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Sesiidae

Genus

Macrotarsipodes

Loc

Macrotarsipodes tricinctus Le Cerf, 1916

Bartsch, Daniel & Sáfián, Szabolcs 2022
2022
Loc

Macrotarsipodes tricincta

Gaede, M. 1929: 520
Dalla Torre, K. W. & Strand, E. 1925: 7
1925
Loc

Tipulamima tricincta

Puhringer, F. & Kallies, A. 2004: 33
Heppner, J. B. & Duckworth, W. D. 1981: 41
Hampson, G. F. 1919: 57
1919
Loc

Macrotarsipodes tricinctus

Le Cerf, F. 1917: 339
Le Cerf, F. 1916: 13
1916
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